Non-refillable bottle.



Nu. 712,638. Y ,Patented Nov'. 4, |902.

M.\F. BELL.

NQN-'BEFILLABLE BOTTLE.

(Application led Jan. 22,'1902.)` (No Model.)

UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE."

MAXIMILLIAN F. BELL, OF SMITSBURG, MARYLAND.

NoN-REFiLLABLE BOTTLE.

SPEollimntrfolvI forming part of Letters Patent No. 712,638, dated November 4, 1902. Appliance inea January 22, 1902. serial No. 90,799. (No moana a citizen of the United States, residing at;

Smithsburg, in the county of Washington and State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Non-Refillable Bottles; and I do hereby declare the follow.

. ing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to bottle construction,

Aand more1particular1y ino-closures therefor,

and the preferred details of construction and combination of parts will be hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claim.

The object of my invention is to provide a bottle of that class commonly designated as a non-reiillable bottle from which the contents cannot be removed without injury to the future elicienoy of the bottle.

A further object of my invention is to provide a reliable seal by which the stopper will be secured in its position in the mouth of the bottle and willlbelheld in such position even though the contents maycomprise an eervescing or gaseous liquor.V A further object of myinvention is to prevent the cap from being removed without the evidence of such removalbeing made clearly apparent, thereby preventing the bottle from becoming refilled with spurious contents and again sold under the original seal or label carried by it.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter made clearly apparent, reference being had to theA accompanying drawings, in Which- Figure l shows a side elevation of my invention complete as applied to use upon an ordinary whisky-bottle. Fig. 2 is a perspective detail view showing a portion of the neck of the bottle and illustrating the sealing-cap removed. Fig. 3 is acentralvertical section of Fig. 1. Fig..4.is a lsimilar view `to that `presented in Fig. 3, excepting that a portion of the bottle has been broken to release the locking device.

In order to conveniently refer to the various parts of my invention and cooperating accessories, numerals will be employed,of which l indicates the body portion of abottle, which 4 may be of any preferred construction and provided with the neck portion 2, having `upon one side a laterally-extending swell or seat 3, as more clearly shown in Fig. 2. Within this seat thus or otherwise formed I provide a vertically-disposed socket, in the bottom of which I dispose the cushioning-spring 4, while restingupon the upper end of said spring is the locking-pin 5, normally extended upward, so that the end thereof will be disposed above the surface of the seat 3, and thus adapted to extend into engagement with the aperture 6, provided in a contiguous partlofthe swell or lateral extension 7, carried by the removable cap 8. i

The cap S is provided centrally with a suitable opening designed to looselyreceive the nozzle or extension 9, formed upon the end of the neck of the bottle, said cap being retained in position by the thread 10, disposedaround the inner end of lthe nozzle 9 and adapted to cooperate with the threads 11, carried by the cap.` The threads 10 and l1 are so formed that asingle turn will secure the4 cap and bring it truly home, whereby the `lateral eX tensions 3 and 7 will coincide or register with each other.

By reference to Fig. 3 it will be observed that `the Acap 8 loosely extends s around the nozzle'portion or extension 9, thereby bringing the threaded portions lO and 1l into engagement with each other and insuring that the cap may be readily and easily disposed in a locked position. While the threads 10 and 11 may be of any desired extent, I prefer, as above stated, to employ a single thread extending around the base of the extension 9,

so'that the cap 8 may be placed over the nozzle 9 solas to dispose the lateral extension 7 and in order that the pin will enter the aperture or seat 6 said pin may be pressed down-` ward against the tension of the spring 4, as by thelnger-nail of the operator, until the extension 7 will ride over said end, and it is therefore obvious that when the cap shall have been rotated sufficiently to bring the IOO aperture 6 into registration with the aperture occupied by the pin 5 the latter will rise upward by the force of the spring4 and permanently lock the cap and neck in union with each other. It is therefore obvious that when the pin 5 shall have been disposed in the position illustrated in Fig. 3 it will be utterly impossible to again remove the cap or cause the recession of the pin 5 unless the seat 3 is broken, as shown in Fig. 4, in which event the pin and its controlling-spring will fall out of their seat and permit the cap to be reversely rotated and removed.`

It will be understood that a suitable stopper 14, of any preferred material, may be inserted in the neck in the usual manner to provide an efficient closure or seal for the contents, and the cap may be so constructed that when it shall have been turned home in its operative position the free end of said stopper will be contacted by the inner face of the cap and reliably locked against reverse movement, thus avoiding the necessity of tying in or otherwise securing the stopper, as is now common in the case of securing many aerated or gaseous liquids.

By reference to Fig. 3 it will be observed that there is no way'left open to again gain access to the locking-pin 5 after it has been disposed' ina locked position in engagement with the cap-section and that the only way to unlock the cap will be to break the seat or lateral extension 3, thereby mutilating the bottle and unfitting it for future use in connection with the same brand of goods, inasmuch as the broken condition thus presented would disclose the fact that the bottle was not in its original condition, and thereby open the contents to suspicion.

While I have described the preferred combination and construction of parts deemed necessary in materializing my invention, I Wish to comprehend all substantial equivalents and substitutes that may fairly fall Within` the scope of my invention.

I prefer to form the seat portion or swell 3 so that the portion of glass surrounding the pin in its seat will be very thin, and therefore easily broken. By thus making the seat 3 relatively thinner with respect to the seat 7 it will insure that the seat 3 Will be broken, while the seat 7 shall still remain intact and perfect, thereby destroying the bottle for future use in connection with the same brand of goods. I may in some instances employa cement of some suitable character Within the aperture occupied by the spring and pin in order that when the cement becomes thoroughly dry it will be utterly impossible to move the pin except by breaking the entire seat 3 away from the neck of the bottle, as more clearly shown in Fig. 4. I reserve the right, however, to use cement or omit it entirely, as I may find most desirable in practice.

Having thus fully described the construction and manner of using my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In bottles of the character specified,the combination with the bottle proper having a lateralv extension 3 upon one side of its neck, said lateral extension being provided upon its outer side with a socket and a spring-controlled bolt mounted in said-socket, of a ca'p fitting a threaded extension on said neck and having a lateral extension or swell on one side corresponding to the swell on the neck of the bottle, said swell carried by the cap having a recess adapted to receive said bolt whereby when the swell Vupon the neck is broken the bolt carried by the outer side thereof will be released to permit the cap to be unscrewed, all combined substantially as specified and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

MAXIMILLIAN F. BELL.

Witnesses:

C. S. FRYE, A. G. MILLER. 

